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Life in a Citadel (1947)

Original title: Elu tsitadellis

Based on the play "Life in a Citadel" by August Jakobson

Feature film | Drama | War Duration 85:32

Professor August Miilas has succeeded in hiding in his private house from the war. He thinks this is mainly caused by his complete devotion to science. As August is not interested in anything that is going on outside his citadel, his family members avoid disturbing him. However, the political situation disrupt August's quietude. Right in the middle of his domestic citadel, the professor finds out about dangerous secrets so that he must give up this apolitical attitude and open up for the new reality.

Director: Herbert Rappaport

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Main Data

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Production Firm(s)	Lenfilm (Russia)
Color	bw
Sound	sound
Film Category	Feature film, Full length feature
Genre	Drama, War
Text / Dialogue	Estonian, German
Dubbing	Russian
Subtitles	Russian, German, Finnish, Swedish
Duration	85:32

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Director	Herbert Rappaport
Screenwriter	Leonid Trauberg
Cinematographer	Sergei Ivanov
Production Desinger	Jevgeni Jenei
Costume Designer	L. Schildknecht
Composer	Eugen Kapp
Sound Designer	Leonhard Valter
Editor	D. Lander
Writer of Adapted Work	August Jakobson
Managing Director	Iisak Goldin